Lucknow,
April 25 (HS): Due to bad weather in Kathmandu, three international flights
were diverted to Lucknow Airport. Flights from Bangkok, Sharjah, and Hong Kong
landed in Lucknow late last night. After the weather normalized, all flights
were redirected to Kathmandu. Passengers faced temporary inconvenience. Due to
sudden bad weather in Nepal on Friday night, three international flights bound
for Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, had to be diverted to Lucknow Airport late last
night. According to airport sources, due to sudden bad weather in Nepal on Friday
night, flight operations became difficult. Due to which three flights were
diverted to Lucknow Airport. Later, when the weather improved, they were again
sent to Kathmandu. According to airport sources, Thai Airways International
flight number TG-309, which arrived in Kathmandu from Bangkok at 11 pm on
Friday night, could not land at Kathmandu Airport.
After
circling the airport, the plane was diverted to Lucknow. The plane was carrying
134 passengers and seven crew members. Meanwhile, Air Arabia flight G-9530,
scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu from Sharjah at 10:40 pm, was denied landing
permission at Kathmandu Airport, forcing it to circle several times before
reaching Kathmandu. Later, this too was diverted to Lucknow. There were 173
passengers and crew members on this plane.
Apart
from this, Cathay Pacific flight number CX-603, which arrived in Kathmandu from
Hong Kong at 9:45 pm, could not land at Kathmandu airport. Instead, it was also
diverted to Lucknow. There were 311 passengers and 7 crew members on board this
plane. All three planes reached Lucknow airport between 10 pm and 11:30 pm. The
airport administration ensured arrangements keeping in mind the necessary
facilities of all the passengers. Later, when the weather conditions in Nepal
returned to normal, all flights were rerouted to Kathmandu. Passengers
experienced some inconvenience during this time, but the situation soon
returned to normal.
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi
